A review by melissadegraffbooks
Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly

2.0

The author's tone really rubbed me the wrong way. She wrote very condescendingly, as if anyone who didn't agree with her ideas was a complete idiot. It felt like she was working too hard to make Jane Austen's works fit the "secret radical" image, choosing the most cynical, negative interpretations possible. There was some interesting background info on the social issues of the time, but I did not agree with all the conclusions drawn.